Re: What should I say to a *nix community? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Lukas,

Without the ability to run code from way back, there would be no IBM i.
Everyone would be converted - some to i, many to other platforms - or they
would be running an OLD server with an OLD OS to keep their applications
going.

And, in the same vein that we can go backwards, we are already prepared for
future processors - including 128-bit, etc.. This part is not a
disadvantage.

Certainly, companies should be encouraged to move forward. Just because they
have not, however, does not make it a disadvantage. For the people who have
not yet modernized their code, being able to run their old stuff is a
selling point - it can bring them to new hardware while they transition
their old software..

Trevor

On 8/25/08 11:50 AM, "Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:20 PM, <smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

3. Mention the virtualization of the system, and the ability to run
programs compiled 25 years ago, on a different processor.

I see that as a disadvantage.

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